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Subject: Re: Sighting of the moon

Author:
Laila Nasheeba

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Date Posted: 22:50:00 12/04/02 Wed
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In reply to: TedEBear 's message, "Sighting of the moon" on 17:57:52 12/04/02 Wed

Salaam,

I forgot to put my daleel:

According to the majority of scholars, it does not matter
if the new moon has been sighted in a different location.
In other words, after the new moon is seen anywhere in the
world, it becomes obligatory for all Muslims to begin
fasting, as the Prophet said:

"Fast due to its sighting and break the fast due to its sighting." This hadith is a general address directed to the whole Muslim world - that is, "if any one of you sees the moon in any place, then that will be a sighting for all of the people."

Ibn 'Umar said: "The people were looking for the new moon
and when I reported to the Messenger of Allah that I had
seen it, he fasted and ordered the people to fast." This
is related by Abu Dawud, al-Hakim, and Ibn Hibban, who
declared it to be sahih.

The moon was spotted in Kuwait, UAE, Syria, Saudi, Egypt
and many other places so thus seen by not ONE person but
hundreds of people....Ramadhan has ended!

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